Monday, January 31, 2011

Wizards Source: Josh Howard has been Great

Josh Howard is back in Dallas tonight as his Wizards are still looking for their first road win of the entire season against the Mavericks. He will miss the game while he's still bothered by a surgically repaired knee (Howard tore his ACL last February).

Dallas represents many things to Howard: the place where he started his NBA career and became an All-Star. It's also the place where he starting making bizarre decisions and, in turn, even more bizarre statements before ultimately being traded to the Wizards last season.

Howard has only played eight games this season because of the knee issue but he has been a "great player" according to one Wizards source. I asked him specifically about Howard and he said that the 30-year old has been just about perfect: doing what's been asked, supporting the team and having a good attitude about all of it.

Does that surprise you? It surprised my Washington friend. He did point out that Howard is not making nearly the kind of money he was in Dallas and doesn't have a long-term deal. Howard signed a one-year contract with Washington this offseason.

Do you care? When Howard went down that path, many Mavs fans were crushed.

So now, almost a year removed from the Howard trade, are you over it? Or do you still wonder what could have been?